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Fantasy and Science Fiction June 2020
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| Goldilocks by Laura LamWelcome to: Cavendish, a habitable exoplanet ten light-years from Earth, where a crew of women astronauts known as the Atalanta 5 go after stealing a spaceship from NASA.
Why you might like it: This character-driven hard SF novel by the author of False Hearts delves into both the technical challenges and ethical dilemmas of space colonization.
For fans of: Emma Newman's Planetfall novels; Mary Robinette Kowal's Lady Astronaut series; Becky Chambers' To Be Taught, If Fortunate. |
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| Network Effect by Martha WellsStarring: Murderbot, the sardonic, antisocial SecUnit that just wants to be left alone to binge-watch shows while doing a bare minimum of work.
What happens: Once again, Murderbot's human associates need saving, which means doing a thing. As opposed to NOT doing a thing (Murderbot's preference).
Series alert: Although this 5th installment of the Murderbot Diaries can be enjoyed on its own, starting at the beginning (with All Systems Red) provides important context. |
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| Exhalation: Stories by Ted ChiangWhat it is: the long-awaited 2nd short story collection by the author of Stories of Your Life and Others.
Don't miss: "The Life Cycle of Software Objects," in which humans and machines form parent-child bonds; "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a time travel tale in the style of One Thousand and One Nights.
Reviewers say: "likely to linger in the memory the way riddles may linger -- teasing, tormenting, illuminating, thrilling" (The New Yorker). |
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The best American science fiction and fantasy 2019
by Carmen Maria Machado
Guest edited by a National Book Award finalist, a diverse selection of stories collect the best science fiction and fantasy (SFF) stories from 2018 that explore the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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| Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu (editor)What it is: a collection of award-winning short stories by Chinese speculative fiction writers, most translated into English for the first time.
What sets it apart: In addition to brief author profiles accompanying each of the 13 stories, Invisible Planets includes three essays on various aspects of Chinese science fiction.
Read this next: editor and translator Ken Liu's follow-up anthology Broken Stars. |
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Brief cases : more stories from the Dresden files
by Jim Butcher
The best-selling author of the Cinder Spires novels presents an urban fantasy story collection starring Windy City wizard Harry Dresden and featuring an assembly of famous guest editors, in an anthology that includes the original novella, "Zoo Day."
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Time and time again : sixteen trips in time
by Robert Silverberg
This collection of time-travel short stories from the author of the sci-fi classic Dying Inside include the tale of a marriage destroyed by a time-traveling rival and a human waking up in the mind of a lobster king. Original
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